Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Qi Yan finished the kombucha in the cup and stood up to say goodbye.

After her family moved away, they lived a bit far from here, and if they didn't leave now, there would be no bus.

"I will send you back."

It was a little late at this time, and Du Shaojie was worried about letting Qi Yan go alone, so he rode his bike to take her home.

Qi Yan sat in the back seat, her whole body pressed against his back, with a smile on her face.

"Yanzi, after I'm done with my work these few days, let's go to the mountains to play."

"No hurry, take care of your business first."

Along the way, the two chatted casually. If Qi Yan's family hadn't been keeping a close eye on her, Du Shaojie would have wanted to take her to the staff quarters of Guangyuan Hotel.

He also has a house there, which is now vacant.

Qi Yan's family also moved to a new building. Du Shaojie sent her to the door of the unit, waved goodbye and left.

at night.

Du Shaojie calmed down and tried to practice a few dishes in the simulated scene. After he came out, he took stock of his gains in the recent period.

Including that birthday banquet, he has recently had a total of 25 dishes receive an overall rating of “delicious food”, and his redemption points and duration have increased slightly.

The overall consumption during this period was not large, and the redemption points were not used, but the total time consumed was 3 hours.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Special Level 2 Chef]

[Current work: Dried orange peel beef and other dishes (×25)]

【Overall evaluation: delicious food】

[Bonus: Duration of simulated chef skills competition (10 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (10000 points), simulation training time (10 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

[Exchange points: 27118 points\150266 points]

【Duration: 54.60 million hours\279.70 million hours】

The next day.

Du Shaojie came to the office early in the morning.

The structure of Xijiang has long been straightened out and corporate management has been implemented.

The accountant brought the account books and a pile of various reports, and all the operating data was clear at a glance. The company has a cross-audit system, and generally speaking, the accounts are clear and there are no problems.

Later, Dong Jun, Luo Gang, Huang Tingting, Qin Xiaomei, Liu Ziwang and others came to his office.

Du Shaojie held a short meeting and asked several people to talk about the business situation and the problems they encountered. Of course there were problems, but they were gradually solved during the operation process.

The [Dapanji] specialty store managed by Dong Jun has expanded to 6 stores, all of which have been developed on his own and have received basically no support from the company.

The monthly profit of the six [Dapanji] specialty stores is around 6 yuan. The profitability of a single store has declined, but the overall profitability is still very good.

After all, competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and cultivating talents takes time.

Huang Tingting is in charge of the head office and two snack bars. The current profitability is acceptable. While continuously absorbing unemployed young people, it also provides a lot of talents for Du Shaojie.

The most profitable one is [Xichuan Restaurant], with monthly profits of around 11 yuan, and there is still a lot of room for development in the future.

"You should be mentally prepared for what's to come, especially for [Xichuan Restaurant]. We will adopt standardized management in the future. In other words, I will standardize the production process, seasoning standards, ingredient requirements, etc. for each dish, and strive to maintain the same quality of the dishes."

Du Shaojie thought about this matter for a long time.

For example, Xichuan Restaurant now has three stores across the country. This raises the question of whether the same dishes taste very different in different stores.

It is unrealistic to have no difference at all. The key is that the difference cannot be too big.

Therefore, Du Shaojie decided to implement standardized management.

But this is a time-consuming and laborious task. He just said hello to everyone today, and there is still some time before it is officially implemented.

"In the next period of time, I will teach the cooking methods of some new dishes in the restaurant. Those who are interested can take time to observe and learn. That's it. If you have anything, you can come to me privately. The meeting is adjourned."

Du Shaojie announced the adjournment of the meeting, but no one left. Instead, they chatted with him for a while.

Dong Jun said that recently several young people with culinary talents have emerged in the company. They are currently learning at Xichuan Restaurant and Dapanji specialty store, and their skills should be useful soon.

"How is Master Zhong's hot pot restaurant? Come with me to see him later."

Du Shaojie nodded. He found that there were actually quite a few talented people among the unemployed young people under him.

Learning to cook also requires talent. People with talent can achieve twice the result with half the effort, while people without talent can achieve half the result with twice the effort. Therefore, as long as we find good talents within the company, we will vigorously cultivate them and sign long-term contracts with them.

Then he asked about Zhong Fuxiang's recent situation and took Dong Jun to Hongshan Road.

It is said that Zhong Fuxiang's hot pot restaurant business is quite good, and Du Shaojie is also happy for him.

"Master Zhong, how are you? I'm here to see you."

The two arrived at the hot pot restaurant and saw Zhong Fuxiang as soon as they entered.

Hearing Du Shaojie's hearty laughter, Zhong Fuxiang said, "You still remember to come and see me. How long has it been since we last met? Tell me yourself."

“I’m not busy.”

Du Shaojie was also a little embarrassed, but he had developed a thick skin over the past two years, and his expression did not change at all.

Zhong Fuxiang took the two of them upstairs, made a pot of tea himself, and started chatting with Du Shaojie.

Time passed quickly, and it was lunchtime in a blink of an eye. Zhong Fuxiang refused to let them leave, so Du Shaojie and Dong Jun had a hot pot meal at his place. It tasted really good, no wonder the occupancy rate was estimated to be about 70% to 80%.

After dinner, Du Shaojie and Dong Jun said goodbye and left.

The two of them inspected the six stores of the "Da Pan Ji" specialty store together, and then Du Shaojie went to the Minzhu Road Restaurant alone. This was actually the earliest snack bar and also a turning point in his life.

in the afternoon.

Du Shaojie brought a [pepper and sesame chicken] and some snacks and went to the family quarters of Guangyuan Hotel.

When he entered the room, he found it was fairly clean, except for some dust. He cleaned it up, which was not a big deal, since Wang Yuxiu would come over to clean it every once in a while.

"bang bang bang"

When he finished his work and made a pot of tea, he heard a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw that it was Qi Yan who arrived.

This is what they agreed on last night, that they can come here and enjoy the fun of their own world.

"Yanzi, eat first. Didn't you say you wanted to eat [Spicy Chicken]? I bought one."

Qi Yan shook her head, said she was not hungry, and walked around the room.

Du Shaojie followed behind her, and Qi Yan suddenly turned around and hugged him.

"Shaojie, I miss you."

"Me too."

What happened next was a natural progression, especially for Yan Zi, who had fallen in love. Everything with him seemed wonderful.

After all this trouble, it was already dark.

Then the two of them sat down to eat, and when their eyes met, they smiled at each other unconsciously.

"Have you decided where to go after graduation next year?"

"I haven't decided yet. If I can stay in school, I will stay in the capital."

The two of them ate and chatted, and by the time they finished eating and cleaned up the mess, it was already past ten o'clock.

Qi Yan had to go home quickly so that she could ease her relationship with her family, not wanting to upset her mother too much.

the next day.

morning.

Du Shaojie came to [Xichuan Restaurant] and began to teach Liu Ziwang, Luo Gang and others how to cook new dishes.

Today he mainly talked about tangerine peel dishes, including [tangerine peel beef], [tangerine peel chicken], [tangerine peel pork], etc. He also gave a special demonstration to deepen understanding.

When it was time for dinner, he kept observing the cooking habits of several chefs and pointed out some problems.

From this aspect, we can see the necessity of standardized management. Liu Ziwang's level is good, Luo Gang can cook some common dishes well, and it cannot be said that the dishes made by other chefs are bad, but some habits lead to obvious deficiencies in the quality of the dishes.

"For example, for this dish [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork], everyone has different cooking habits, so the sourness and sweetness are slightly different. How can the taste be consistent? Therefore, everyone must follow the standard process when making this dish in the future."

Du Shaojie brought over an order sheet, which happened to include this dish.

So he personally made a dish of [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] and explained the standard process while doing it.

This incident had a profound impact on the chefs in the kitchen, and everyone found their own shortcomings in the standard procedures.

"Okay, that's all for today. We will continue the training as long as I am free."

Du Shaojie turned and left the kitchen and went to the office upstairs.

He wanted to call the Beijing branch of Xichuan Restaurant, the Guangzhou branch of Xichuan Restaurant, the Yangcheng barbecue restaurant and the Shenzhen seafood restaurant to find out about the business situation in the next few days.

While I was on the phone, the lobby manager brought lunch.

Du Shaojie gestured for her to put it on the table and continued talking to Xiao Jianjun.

"Boss, Director Cai came to have dinner a few days ago. She said she would go to Xijiang in a few days."

"Okay, I understand. We'll talk later."

Du Shaojie hung up the phone and started eating.

After dinner, he called Liu Ying and said that he wanted to invite her, Jiang Cheng, and Lu Yimin to come over for a chat on the weekend.

"Your call came at a good time. I was just planning to contact you. Director Cai will be here this weekend, so we can get together then. What do you think?"

"No problem. When the time comes, ask Director Cai. If she has no objection, we can go to my house."

After Du Shaojie came back, he contacted Liu Ying and others. These people were old friends and also needed regular maintenance.

In fact, these relationships were also introduced to him by Cai Jing.

Cai Jing was in charge of attracting investment, and she was busy all day, sometimes traveling all over the country. Du Shaojie originally thought that she was here to do business, but he didn't expect that she was here to "travel and have fun".

weekend.

Du Shaojie personally cooked a table of dishes and invited Cai Jing, Liu Ying, Lu Yimin and Jiang Cheng to drink.

Cai Jing did not come alone. The person who came with her was not unfamiliar to Du Shaojie. It was Qin Lu.

"Ajie, please don't mind me coming here uninvited."

After meeting Qin Lu, Du Shaojie realized that Cai Jing was accompanying some important merchants to visit Xijiang this time.

As the representative of Xiangjiang Qin Group's Shenzhen project, Qin Lu was naturally invited. (End of this chapter)